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3/26/24, 2:13 PM UAE's fittest match the best at Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament's Obstacle Challenge Race

UAE's fittest match the best at Nad Al Sheba

Sports Tournament's Obstacle Challenge Race

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DUBAI: Some of the strongest and fittest talent from across the world was on offer with athletes from
the UAE matching those from Russia and the USA when the curtains came down on the Obstacle
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Challenge Race (OCR) at the 11 Nad Al Sheba (NAS) Sports Tournament.

Nikita Khaydukov of Russia topped the overall classification with a time of 1 minute and 59 seconds,
leaving the UAE’s Abdulla Fuad and Mohammed Al Musalhi in second and third places with close
times of 2:04 and 2:05 minutes, respectively.

In fourth place overall was a second Russian athlete, Sam Kokotliv with a time of 2:05 minutes,
followed by Mohammed Al Hassani of the UAE with a time of 2:06 and American Jessell Boseman in
sixth place (2:07).

Nikita Khaudukov’s strong finish overall was also enough for topping the UAE Residents category of
the competition leaving teammate Sam Kokotliv in second, while Jessell Boseman came in third.

Competing on the seventh day of the event, Nikita Khaydukov completed the course spread out over
400 metres at an average speed of 12.2 kph that translates into a pace of 4.55 minutes per
kilometre.

Abdulla Fuad, who had finished with a second-best timing of 2:04 in the overall classification, walked
away with the UAE Nationals award for his performance, while teammates Mohammed Al Musalhi

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